Núria Casamajó and Ruiz: Carles Puigdemont's mom dies in Girona | Elections in Catalonia 12-M | EUROtoday

Carles Puigdemont's mom died this Monday in Girona, as introduced by the previous Catalan president himself in a message he revealed on social networks. Núria Casamajó i Ruiz was admitted to the Josep Trueta Hospital for a well being drawback that ended up precipitating her demise. “She has left too soon,” lamented Puigdemont, put in within the south of France making ready his marketing campaign for the Catalan elections. The former president left Spain in 2017 to keep away from being tried and has not returned since. During this time, he has publicly regretted that he was not in a position to say goodbye to his father, Xavier Puigdemont, who died in November 2019, on the age of 91. The anticipated entry into power of the amnesty legislation earlier than the summer season ought to remove the potential of Puigdemont being detained if he enters Spain. This Monday he has canceled his public agenda and it is going to be Jordi Turull, common secretary of the get together, who will carry the load of the marketing campaign occasions.

Puigdemont's household is from Amer (Girona), the place they’re well-known as a result of they run a well-liked pastry store. “All my brothers were able to be by his side until the end, and they did not lack affection,” Puigdemont wrote, in relation to the demise of his mom. “My daughter's hand has also been mine and, in some way, I was also present,” he expressed. The former president additionally had phrases of gratitude for the well being workers on the Josep Trueta Hospital in Girona and for the Institut d'Assistència Sanitària, which manages the Santa Caterina Hospital.

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